| Re: Silent Brass reistance harmful or not
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Originally Posted by rowuk  The resistance is only harmful when you try and blow the mute up.
The most productive practice with any practice mute is done playing softly. The resistance that you perceive comes from 2 places, the slightly increased airflow restriction and your brain trying to capture audible signals/feedback and telling your body to blow harder. This is the same source of "stuffiness" when we play a horn unmuted outdoors at a lake or big field where there is no echo!
A relaxed approach makes this mute magic. Anything less can make it hell! |
In addition to Robins comments, I find some other things about the Silent Brass that stand to be examined closely. I have found in my 'comeback' that the Silent Brass has been of immeasurable help, once I chucked the junk headphone set that came with it into the bin. I use a set of stereo headphones from Radio Shack that work just great. I turn the volume up until I am forced to play very softly and have found that my tone and range have vastly improved.
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